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Coinciding with my sixtieth birthday and the arrival by post, of a London 60+ Oyster travel pass, came the news during a routine health check, that I had standard hypertension (high blood pressure).

The numbers were breathtaking and weeks of daily monitoring by the surgery nurse ("You're a very busy man, Mr Baker!"), showed my otherwise healthy and efficient heart was nonetheless pumping far harder than was safe, especially within the left ventricle which had thickened slightly - a sign that the numbers needed to change.

The good news was that after a lifetime of decent eating and exercise, along with an active job, not much needed to change.

"Just take the pill," advised my GP.

And so began a series of journeys with my new best friends - one, a plastic card tucked in a pocket and the other, a little sample of chemistry that's currently coursing through my veins and capillaries. One gives me free rides on trains, buses and trams, while the other is prolonging my life.

And with a plan of the capital's transport routes I have commenced an exploration of stops that I've otherwise bypassed over the decades. Early pictures have been taken either side of frantic calls from the nurse, not too subtlely making sure I was still alive, while latterly, others are recorded with the mind that I've given my heart an easier, a more comfortable ride.

We both travel healthily and hopefully.

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  • A rail passenger waits for the next train on the opposite platform, on 2nd October 2019, in London, England.
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  • A lady walks past a large billboard ad for high street opticians chain, Specsavers, on 2nd October 2019, in London, England.
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  • A lady walks with her small pet dog past a large billboard ad for high street opticians chain, Specsavers, on 2nd October 2019, in London, England.
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  • Clouds and station lamp posts seen from the window seat of a waiting train, on 2nd October 2019, in London, England.
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  • Construction workers beneath a crane and lift shaft, survey a new building complex, on 2nd October 2019, in Sutton, London, England.
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  • An elderly ladt walks past Wonderland, a former nightclub in Sutton, south London, on 2nd October 2019, in Sutton, London, England
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  • A single fluffy cloud in blue sky passes over Wonderland, a former nightclub in Sutton south London, on 2nd October 2019, in Sutton, London, England
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  • A single fluffy cloud in blue sky passes over Wonderland, a former nightclub in Sutton south London, on 2nd October 2019, in Sutton, London, England
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  • An elderly lady seated on a chair featuring Hollywood movie stars Audrey Hepburn, James Dean and Marylin Monroe, waits her turn in a local hairdressers, on 2nd October 2019, in Sutton, London, England
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  • An elderly lady seated on a chair featuring Hollywood movie stars Audrey Hepburn, James Dean and Marylin Monroe, waits her turn in a local hairdressers, on 2nd October 2019, in Sutton, London, England
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  • A detail of a crumpled advertising poster in a display window featuring a smiling model wearing glasses, on 2nd October 2019, in Sutton, London, England
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  • A mother pushes her child's buggy past the circles of a local gym, on 2nd October 2019, in Sutton, London, England
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  • A detail of a crumpled advertising poster in a display window featuring a smiling model wearing glasses, on 2nd October 2019, in Sutton, London, England
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  • The English Cross of St. George and the Scottish Saltire flags hang together in a pub window, on 2nd October 2019, in Sutton, London, England
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  • The English Cross of St. George and the Scottish Saltire flags hang together in a pub window, on 2nd October 2019, in Sutton, London, England
    sutton_journey-14-02-10-2019.jpg
  • A Paddy Power betting outlet and the mural about Dartford's industrial heritage by Gary Drostle on One Bell Corner in the Kentish town’s pedestrianised High Street, on 3rd October 2019, in Dartford, Kent, England. The mural is entitled 'One Town That Changed The World' (2000) and celebrates the unique Industrial heritage of Dartford in Kent. London artist Gary Drostle is an award winning artist specialising in site specific art, painted murals, floor and wall mosaics and mosaic sculptures.
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  • A Paddy Power betting outlet on One Bell Corner in the Kentish town’s pedestrianised High Street, on 3rd October 2019, in Dartford, Kent, England. Voters in Dartford voted 64% in favour of Brexit during the 2016 referendum.
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  • The marks left by posters and flyers are left on a hoarding outside a closed entertainment venue in Dartford, on 3rd October 2019, in Dartford, Kent, England. Voters in Dartford voted 64% in favour of Brexit during the 2016 referendum.
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  • A passer-by walks past a bus shelter featuring Indian food and Go Compare insurance plus a blue hoarding outside a closed entertainment venue in Dartford, on 3rd October 2019, in Dartford, Kent, England. Voters in Dartford voted 64% in favour of Brexit during the 2016 referendum.
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  • A passer-by using his phone walks past the blue hoarding outside a closed entertainment venue in Dartford, on 3rd October 2019, in Dartford, Kent, England. Voters in Dartford voted 64% in favour of Brexit during the 2016 referendum.
    dartford_journey-05-03-10-2019.jpg
  • A passer-by using his phone walks past the blue hoarding outside a closed entertainment venue in Dartford, on 3rd October 2019, in Dartford, Kent, England. Voters in Dartford voted 64% in favour of Brexit during the 2016 referendum.
    dartford_journey-06-03-10-2019.jpg
  • A passer-by using his phone walks past the blue hoarding outside a closed entertainment venue in Dartford, on 3rd October 2019, in Dartford, Kent, England. Voters in Dartford voted 64% in favour of Brexit during the 2016 referendum.
    dartford_journey-07-03-10-2019.jpg
  • The flags of many nations hang untidily outside the Royal Oak pub, on 3rd October 2019, in Dartford, Kent, England. Voters in Dartford voted 64% in favour of Brexit during the 2016 referendum.
    dartford_journey-08-03-10-2019.jpg
  • The flags of many nations hang untidily outside the Royal Oak pub, on 3rd October 2019, in Dartford, Kent, England. Voters in Dartford voted 64% in favour of Brexit during the 2016 referendum.
    dartford_journey-09-03-10-2019.jpg
  • The flags of many nations hang untidily outside the Royal Oak pub, on 3rd October 2019, in Dartford, Kent, England. Voters in Dartford voted 64% in favour of Brexit during the 2016 referendum.
    dartford_journey-10-03-10-2019.jpg
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